An aggregate sentence of 5 years' imprisonment with a 3-year non-parole period for aggravated burglary (intent to steal), theft, common assault, and two breaches of a Family Violence Intervention Order arising from a single domestic violence episode was within the permissible range. The Court reaffirmed that offending against domestic partners or former domestic partners is serious, and that a limited timeframe of offending does not diminish that seriousness.
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